Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty ImagesJoey Barton joined Marseille from QPR in 2012.

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Joey Barton is up to his well-worn antics again, and this time Paris Saint-Germain and Thiago Silva are slightly less than amused.

They shouldn't be surprised, though, and as just about any fan of the English Premier League could tell them, it's not going to stop anytime soon.

Barton, OlympiqueMarseille's 30-year-old English brawler, former Manchester City, Newcastle United and QPR midfielder and distinguishedmaster of the Twitter rant, this week made PSG defender Silva the latest target of his online venom.

Responding to some comments made by Silva ahead of Tuesday's PSG-Barcelona Champions League match, Barton unloaded on Silva. One tweet likened Silva, a Brazilian defender whom Barton claimed is "over rated," to a part of the female anatomy (NSFW language).

Not surprisingly, the tweets went over poorly with Silva and PSG. The French leaders have threatened to sue Barton and naturally, have released a statement full of outrage (via Yahoo! Eurosport).

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Thiago Silva joined PSG from AC Milan in 2012.

"These attacks are serious and go beyond mere verbal jousting," the statement said. "The directors of the club, the players and the coaching staff are supportive of Thiago Silva and cannot accept such statements."

Marseille, for their part, have apologized and instructed Barton to cut it out (per The Guardian), but as just about any football fan from across the Channel already knows, they would have better odds trying to convince Americans their president isn't the anti-Christ.